Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-20

suaded her to go down TO the lower
regions. but she grew historical and |
he could do nothing with her
4 saw you &C up the stairs az ]
was going TO my room, he said. i
could not understand why you went
up toward the cupoIa, and followed
You. Thank God. Ibid, Come below.
Clara Do come
''She answered him by nervous
sort of laugh. In another instant there
was the sound Of some one rushing nm
the ladder. and the other admirer, his
lace furious with passion. sprang into
the cnpola- He shouted ont:
Miss -, all is over between Won
and me. Any girl who will meet a
man In this place at this time OF night
cant be my wife. As for you. sir, YOU
must settle with me for your conduct
Then he jumped on the other fellow
like tiger. could tell by his utter
ance that he was full of champagne
and that he was crazed with jealousy.
1.-The fury OF that onset nearly
threw the attacked party to the floor,
but he struggled in self-defense, and
the two were locked in moment in
a sort OF catch-as- catch-can embrace.
The girl was dazed at first, and then
she gave little cry and sank on the
floor in dead faint. The young men,
who were too much engaged to notice
me, charged and fioundered about the
cupola like two dogs in fight 1t
was rough and tumble, hit and gouge
on the part Of the assailant, and resist
as best he might on the part Of the other.
The two got on their feet, when a sudden
idea seemed to seize the furious young
man, who was frantic with excite
ment. Getting fresh hold, he dragged
his rival toward the open window
which looks down ON that steep roof
of the Il there.
"Out you go! he said, as he painted
from the violence of his exertion.
Neither one Of the pair was what
you would call powerful. The fellow
who was assailed, especially, was like
many other city young men of the
time; he was better fitted for waltz
than such contest. The other was
clearly stronger, and his rage made
him Overwhelmingly So. Quicker than
| am telling you of what they did, he
had jerked the weaker one to the win
dow
''Out you go! he again exclaimed.
The other one. who was pretty well
winded, grasped the side of the win.
dow casing there and held on. strug.
Cling hard to prevent his grasp being
torn away. But it was useless, and in
another moment he would have gone
out, to stop only when he reached thu
ground of the back yard, away dowr
there.
II had watched the whole affair will
, a strange fascination. l had KEEP
quiet until the time had come when
, could do SO no longer. l sat on tina
step up yonder. 1t is about eight o
nine feet above the floor. l gave
leap as l saw the hold of the youn
/ fellow give away. I landed with
, crash on the boards at the foot of tn
, ladder and seized the lunatic aroun
the waist. The next thing he kne'
was that he was on the floor on tn
opposite side of the cupola. am pref
, ty strong now but then was able t.
, have handled two or three such fe
, lows,
, LAS stood over him said: Z
you stir / will throw you out!' an
then turned to the other He ha
leaned gainst the window, with on
+ hand pressed over his heart.
q PRAY take her up!' was all L
7 could utter, so exhausted was he.
e Il picked up the girl, and, tellin
: the crazy man that if he stirred fro
e the spot from which he had pickle
r himself up would pound the life OF
of him, ! motioned to the other one
go ahead and lifted the sleep-walk
a to the stairway. 1t was hard work
p get her down, but we carried her
p her friends. l saw the young ms
v safely in his room. On the floor b
q meath met the jealous lover He w
It sobered by the shaking I gave hir
: and having had time to cool off res
,r lied what he had endeavored to d
,. He attempted to explain and to apol
! gize, but let him off by telling hi
"a that | would have him arrested if
Il did not get out of town in the NOR
% ing. When l got to my room it W
= lust two O clock.
Ia There was a long pause after t
IL narrator ceased. Finally the questi
~ was asked: "Wnat became OF the
u ALP Did the girl marry either one
10 Il believe she was consumptiye
80 was the response. "No; she died
a. wear or so afterward." -NeWport la
III ter in n. T. HeraLl
rs
10 n (:aparv's Four Notes.